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" You have . Yes , there was something in that ; I told you so from the first , you may remember ."
" I did hear , too , that there was a time , when sermon-making was not so palatable to you as it seems to be at present ; that you actually declared your resolution of never taking orders , and that the business had been compromised accordingly ."
" You did ! and it was not wholly without foundation . You may remember what I told you on that point , when first we talked of it ."
They were now almost at the door of the house , for she had walked fast to get rid of him ; and unwilling , for her sister ' s sake , to provoke him , she only said in reply , with a good-humoured smile :
" Come , Mr . Wickham , we are brother and sister , you know . Do not let us quarrel about the past . In future , I hope we shall be always of one mind ."
She held out her hand ; he kissed it with affectionate gallantry , though he hardly knew how to look , and they entered the house .